Chapter 224: Youzhou Iron Cavalry

Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.

Although Li Chongjiu said this, he had a bit of success in his heart. It turned out that Lin Dangfeng's intelligence network had been in the past ten days, and news came that Luo Yi was going to Liucheng in person. At that time, he didn't care about it, but he wanted to come to Liucheng in person, obviously to visit Luo Yi in person. Judging from the results of the negotiations, the two sides must be unhappy, otherwise there would be no remarks against Li Chongjiu in the account. In terms of the current strength of Liaoxi Yao, it is impossible to stand on its own, and it can only choose one of the three strong ones to rely on in the gap of Li Chongjiu, Luo Yi, and Gao Kaidao. Regardless of whether Tu Di Ji was really loyal to the Great Sui or not, as the patriarch of a clan, he could not rely on his own likes and dislikes, and for the survival of most of the tribe, he had to make a decision.

In the past few days, there has been a sudden torrential rain, and the white wolf water has suddenly skyrocketed, Li Chongjiu has been in the Yan Ya Department for ten full days, in addition to meeting with Tudi Ji a few times, and Wu Gu Nai and other tribal warriors have made friendships. Everyone admires the Han people who are good at archery and have a good amount of alcohol.

On this day, Li Chongjiu was still sleeping in the tent when he heard the sound of countless horses' hooves on the ground around him. Li Chongjiu immediately grabbed his sword and went out of the tent, only to see that the men on all sides were all solemn, holding horses, hanging a horned bow on their waists, and the arrows in the bow were full of arrows, obviously going on an expedition.

At this time, Eto also led the horse over and said: "It seems that the people of the Yan Dynasty are in trouble, I don't know if it is Luo Yi or Gao Kaidao." ”

Li Chongjiu nodded, and at this time, Wu Gu Nai was also draped all over his body, wearing a two-gear armor, holding a huge bone, and came on horseback. Looking at the other party's armor, it is obvious that the Great Sui generals have it.

Wu Gu Nai saw Li Chongjiu and said: "Brother Li, the bastard of Jingbian Hou, with the Youzhou Iron Horse, killed our tribe, you take your people away, and he will drink with you again in the future." ”

"Youzhou Iron Rider!" Eto had also heard of this head, which was comparable to the Turkic detachment army, the most elite cavalry in the world. Not only are the men and horses equipped with iron armor, but the soldiers are elite and brave, and they are also the elite of the elite in the Sui army.

Li Chongjiu said: "Since you are brothers, how can you stand by and watch, and I can help you no matter what I say." ”

"Well said!" Li Chongjiu Wugunai turned his head, only to see that Tu Di Ji was also dressed in a drape, and said: "But I still understand the kindness of the champion Hou, you go, I will not accept your help." ”

After saying that, the general of Tudi Ji waved his hand, and rode away without turning his head, and the soldiers of the Yan Ya Department came out of the tent one after another, picked up their weapons and followed behind Tudi Ji.

"Khan, since this old man doesn't appreciate it, let's go!" Eto said in a huff.

Li Chongjiu said: "Since you are here, it is good to go and see the power of the Youzhou Iron Horse." ”

Hearing Li Chongjiu say this, Eto nodded. At that moment, Li Chongjiu and his subordinates also found their own horses and rode together. The guards brought by Li Chongjiu this time are all elite, and everyone can shoot more than two strong bows, not to mention, they are also well-equipped in iron armor. Li Chongjiu was convinced that even if this army was trapped in thousands of troops, he would have the confidence to break through.

Li Chongjiu and his subordinates immediately followed the large group of warriors to slowly advance, and in the center of the tents on both sides was a narrow path, and the warriors said goodbye to their families one by one, mounted their horses or joined the torrent on foot. Many of the warriors were familiar with Li Chongjiu, and when they saw that the other party dared to come to help in the face of a strong enemy, they were all happy to raise their weapons to pay tribute to Li Chongjiu, and at the same time, they were happy to add such a warrior to their side, and they were happy to have increased their chances of victory.

Soon after, the army came out, and the trumpets sounded again and again in the valleys on all sides. In the mountains and forests, countless people are also holding iron forks, bows and arrows, and maces to join this huge flow of people. They all came spontaneously when they heard the trumpet of the call of the tribe. When the men and horses had advanced into a valley, the Turdi Inspector ordered the men to stop their advance, presumably to gather the men and horses, and wait for the late arrivals for a while.

Li Chongjiu took this opportunity to count the combat power of the Liaoxi Yan Ya, and counted about 8,000 soldiers, of which the cavalry ratio was three to one. And Tudi Ji divided the soldiers and horses into five divisions, led by his five bravest sons, Wu Gu Nai naturally led an army, and Li Chongjiu was a team with Wu Gu Nai.

After counting the troops and horses, the army advanced to a slightly wide plain, and encountered the exploration of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry from a distance. As soon as the other party's scouts saw the army, they immediately returned alertly to report the news, and Tudi Ji did not send troops to pursue.

At present, the soldiers in the Tudi Ji clan first grabbed the high territory and the sunny land on the plain, and then ordered their subordinates to rest and wait for Luo Yi's army. This battlefield has been inhabited by the Tatar people for generations, so it is extremely familiar, so there is no need to scout the terrain on the battlefield.

However, Li Chongjiu took a closer look, and knowing the place is a necessary lesson for every general. The plain where the army was located was the place where two rivers meet, similar to the plain of impact, and the beach had just been washed away by the flood a few days before, and it was very muddy. Although the river is shallow enough to wade through, the terrain makes it easy for cavalry to fall into mudflats, let alone heavily armored cavalry. Tudiji's choice of such a place as a battlefield can greatly limit Luo Yi's armored cavalry, and he is obviously prepared.

Li Chongjiu looked at Tudiji in the distance again, and couldn't help nodding secretly, sure enough, he couldn't underestimate the ancients. The generals of this era are all born out of life and death, and none of them are vegetarians. In addition to the grasp of the general situation, when it comes to marching and fighting, there are many things to learn from them. It's just that I don't know what Luo Yi, as another famous general of the Great Sui, is.

Thinking of this, a big Luozi banner appeared in the distance. Luo Yi's Youzhou Iron Cavalry appeared at the end of the plain like a gray line, and unlike the overwhelming imagination, the head and tail of this cavalry together were only more than a thousand people. Li Chongjiu was also relieved, the equipment with armored riding was not easy. Just the iron armor and horse harness will cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, and the war horse that can carry people and add a heavy armor is far more expensive than the iron armor. As an armored horse must be tall, not only to bear the weight strong, but also to have explosive power, the general Turkic horse because of the short size can not be competent, only Liaodong horse can be competent.

However, Li Chongjiu looked at it from a distance, and the Youzhou iron cavalry was not all cavalry, the cavalry was about seven or eight hundred, but each person was one horse and two horsemen, and there were four or five hundred foot soldiers. However, Li Chongjiu is now an old soldier, and it can be seen from the march of the opponent's foot soldiers that this foot soldier does not have the murderous aura of a soldier, and it should be an auxiliary soldier or the like, taking care of war horses, grain, and transporting armor for the cavalry.

Seeing the arrival of the enemy army, the warriors of the Warriors were all tense and grabbed their weapons one after another. However, seeing that the enemy army was scarce, he slackened again.

"It's just such a few people, it's not enough for Lao Tzu to kill!" Next to Li Chongjiu, a big man dressed in animal skin, waved the axe in his hand and said. Li Chongjiu glanced at the burly figure of the other party, and five or six big men like him couldn't deal with it, no wonder he was so confident, there were not many such warriors among the same warriors.

For many years, they have been fighting in the mountains for many years, and they are in the company of fierce tigers and giant bears, and there is no shortage of warriors in the Hu people of the grassland.

The same sentiment also infected the forehead beside Li Chongjiu, and he said: There are 8,000 elite soldiers in the Yan Ya Division, and Luo Yi is only a thousand, and if you fight one out of eight, you will win.

Li Chongjiu shook his head secretly, but he was convinced that since Tu Diji, as a general of the Sui army, he would definitely not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy, like his subordinates, purely based on the number of troops and the personal courage of the two armies, to calm the short-sightedness of the victory or defeat of the war. In this way, the Khitan army of 80,000 will not be defeated at the hands of Li Chongjiu.

The Luo Yi cavalry stopped two miles away unhurriedly, and dismounted to rest for a long time, this posture obviously did not put the cavalry in front of him in the slightest. Li Chongjiu observed these men repeatedly inspecting the stirrups, saddles, and hooves of the horses, as if they were worried about the wear and tear of the long march.

At this time, in Luo Yijun's column, a general holding a white flag rode a horse towards the side of the Yan people. The cavalryman went until he was in front of Tudiji, and said a few words to him, but he was whipped by Tudiji, and the red tassel on his head was shot off by a Tatar man, and then the wolf fled back, seeing this scene, the Tatar warriors on the side all let out a relaxed smile and laughed at each other. For the upcoming war, every Tassel person only needs to take a glance, and the long column of people on their own side and the black head behind them will be full of confidence.

After the whole township was gone, smoke and dust rose in the distance, and about a thousand Great Sui infantry troops appeared on the other side of the river, and Luo Yi's cavalry began to take armor from the side to wear. And at this moment, Tudi Ji suddenly ordered his cavalry to assault.

At this moment, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but secretly admire Tudiji's determination, because at the beginning, Tudiji put on a posture of using the terrain to defend it. Who would have expected that the first to attack was actually the Yan cavalry, and at this time, Luo Yi's Youzhou iron cavalry on the other side had not yet put on armor, and the foot soldiers had just arrived, and they didn't take a breath of breath, just attacking the opponent with an unstable foothold.

Thousands of cavalry led their horses to wade across the river, and after crossing the river, they immediately turned over on horseback, and after setting up an impact formation, they took the lead in killing Luo Yi's foot soldiers in the shape of a crescent. Chongjiu saw that the generals on the side were all smiling, obviously not believing that this hastily formed formation could resist the impact of his own cavalry.

On the plain, a long card was erected in front of Luo Yi's foot soldiers, a spear, and a defense line of Mo Dao, behind the tall long card, one by one red tassels were moving, I don't know what they were doing. However, the speed of the cavalry's impact was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was already approaching only a few dozen steps in front of the enemy's infantry.